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can journalism please stop digging deep into the cambridge to pull out words like 'wheedles?'
i've been on this earth for almost 50 years, and i've read thousands of texts and never seen that word fucking ever.
you should NOT have to look in the dictionary to read pop culture drivel. these dipshits are just trying to justify their privileged educations, and the ironic thing is that none of them can write for shit despite needing a private school/ivy league pedigree to churn out vacuous thinkpieces for teen vogue and futurism (whatever the hell that is).
Your comment is 100% poppycock.
I like reading new words
Guess you never ran across that kids book from the 70s. Apparently it also became a Seattle mascot. Anyway I never thought of it as a fancy word.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheedle
Why are you so mad about learning a new word? It's even faster to look their meaning today thanks to the internet.